Produce Sector Updates: Organic Rules, Pear Crop, and Labor Bill

The USDA is streamlining organic certification to better detect fraud, while Pacific Northwest pear growers anticipate a more typical 2026 harvest after last year's surplus. USApple is pressing the Senate to pass the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act to address high labor costs.
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